Biofuels Standards Coordination Activities ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Presented by Frances E. Schrotter Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 1
Coordination of U.S. Biofuels Standards Development Efforts In January 2007, ANSI and DOE jointly sponsored a workshop to identify: existing standards active organizations (private and public sector) gaps project timelines Participants included nearly 50 representatives of SDOs, CDOs, government agencies, and ANSI ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 2
Coordination of U.S. Biofuels Standards Development Efforts (continued) Workshop discussions Examination of issues from the perspectives of: feedstock (farm, forest, other) pretreatment plant/processing distribution vehicles, other end-products and co-products federal, state and legal issues ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 3
Coordination of U.S. Biofuels Standards Development Efforts (continued) Workshop outcomes (continued) Call for ANSI to form a Biofuels Standards Panel enhanced public and private-sector cooperation participation by a broad group of stakeholders user groups (e.g., automotive and aviation industries) trade associations academic institutions consumer groups regional and international bodies ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 4
ANSI Biofuels Standards Panel The ANSI-BSP will work toward alignment and greater compatibility among standards while mitigating duplication and overlap. Many solutions are already in place: ASTM International CSA America American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers American Petroleum Institute Underwriters Laboratories National Fire Protection Association others Society of Automotive Engineers ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 5
ANSI Biofuels Standards Panel (continued) Began to identify: existing standards active organizations (private and public sector) gaps project timelines Breakout group one: field to the processing plant topics ranged from feedstock to pretreatment and initial processing Breakout group two: processing plant to end-use topics included distribution as well as vehicular and stationary uses ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 6
Related Coordination Activities U.S. Chamber of Commerce Biofuels Initiative Steering Committee neutral forum to address the main opportunities and challenges facing the industry at the policy, trade, and infrastructure levels As a member of the Steering Committee, ANSI is the focal point for standards and conformance-related discussions ANSI-NIST Meeting on Biofuels Standardization developed roadmap on biodiesel and bioethanol standardization issues for consideration and use by the U.S. delegation to the EU-U.S. Summit on April 30 ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 7
Biofuels Activity in ISO ABNT, the national standards body for Brazil, proposed to partner with ANSI to introduce a biofuels activity into ISO broad spectrum of issues from test methods to specifications and classifications to measurement standards Proposed work would not duplicate any existing global standards a normative reference in a new performance-based standard would open the door for acceptance by many nations who adopt ISO publications as their national standards ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 8
Thank you Visit www.ansi.org/bsp Biofuels Events Calendar provides information about upcoming events that highlight biofuels standardization and conformity assessment activities To add an event to the calendar, please email biofuels@ansi.org I look forward to your questions ITA Building Biofuels Infrastructure Conference June 19, 2007 Slide 9